My first idea was to use VB6 that I have used in the past but it is no longer supported. Switching to VB.NET seems to be a step as large as to any other language.
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The trading algorithm is very simple. It uses only one instrument (future). I do not expect to use a large variety of TWS function calls. But things always get much more complicated as expected...
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Programming also involves psychology. I have some aversion for (semi)interpreted stuff. I have worked professionally in embedded computing which means designing compact electronic boards and compact programs that fit into small microcontrollers. My trading configuration will use a tiny PC (working 24 hours a day) that consumes 16W. Power will be backed up directly with a battery (no inverter at all). Thats the KISS approach. The simpler, the more reliable it should be: a professional "obsession" ;-)
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With Purebasic the only thing that I am affraid of is that with TWS everything seems to be asynchronous. So some kind of multitasking or multithreading handling could be required.
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By the way, I just made a request to chatGPT and in just a few microseconds it generated source code for both socket and TWSLib.dll choices. So both options seem to work. Although the second seems to be simpler.
